Katie Waissel shows off her weight loss after ‘looking in the mirror made her cry’

Joanne Kavanagh

21 May 2020, 19:04

Updated: 22 May 2020, 10:31

Joanne Kavanagh

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KATIE Waissel today revealed her weight loss after admitting that "looking in the mirror made her cry".

The X Factor star shared before and after photos after a year long transformation.

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Katie Waissel has revealed her weight lossCredit: Instagram

In her picture, Katie, 34, showed off her slimmer legs and her toned tum.

Single mum Katie, who has toddler son Hudson, wrote a candid post as she reflected on her transformation.

The singer wrote a lengthy post where she said: "It was this picture that sparked a huge change within me.

"Everything from the frowned facial expression, hair loss, exhaustion, and yes lastly my body shape that i wasn’t used to nor recognised.

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"I looked at myself in the mirror & cried. Not because I was horrified, but because I didn’t know how I would find the strength or time to do anything to make a positive change.

Katie had previously revealed her transformation back in December 2019, with another before and after picture.

She wrote next to the picture: "Kiss My A** 2019 ... As the New Year fast approaches, and I’m slowly beginning to jot down my 2020 goals.

"I can’t help but take a look back on the roller coaster year that I have just battled through. Not only did I begin this last year with a huge international move with my then four month old baby and dog, I spent my first ever Christmas as a new mum ... I was a single mother and completely lost."

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Katie continued: "Devastated and wanting so badly to hide in a cave feeling completely inadequate, helpless and alone, I battled through the crisis and utter heartbreak that I had endured, so that my darling little one could look back on his first ever Christmas with nothing but sweet memories and that I can surely say he can!

"This year, what I am most excited about, is that we can celebrate all that we have achieved both individually and together.

"Hudson is almost 18 months old, walking, talking and a total rockstar, me, well I’ve finally found my own identity."

Katie went on to tell her fans to have "faith" and "be empowered" as they head into the new year.

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Katie has been busy juggling life as a single mum since splitting with Hudson's father, Andy Speer.

The former X Factor singer welcomed her first child - son Hudson - in July last year.

She met Andy in New York and gave birth to their child there, before deciding to move back home.

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